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Saturday-

Ta Daaaaah!

I’ve reached my second weight loss goal! I’ve lost 20 pounds. Actually, I’ve lost 21. I’ve cleansed my body of the bad stuff of last week and I’m back on track. After eating dairy, meat and some fats, I felt awful. My body had gone for almost eight weeks without it and it was like taking poison. It took several days to clear that stuff out of my system, but now I feel fine.

I’ve pulled out my dehydrators and am drying all kinds of things. Fuji apples make the most wonderful apple chips. They’re like potato chips, but they’re sweet, crunchy and completely good for you because there’s no oils. It’s all completely natural. I gave some to my neighbor and they went nuts for them. The only problem is that they’re so wonderfully addicting. I’m eating them up almost as fast as I can make them. They’re way better than the store-bought apple chips. At least though, eating several apples (even in the form of chips) each day is good for you. Even though the apples are dry, they retain their fiber content. One thing you must remember…. drink lots of water when you eat dehydrated foods. If you don’t, you will become horribly constipated.

I’ve dried zucchini, bananas (didn’t like them), apples, and peaches. I bought a box of peaches and they ripened to fast. I prepped them and slapped them onto the dehydrators. Tonight, they were ready. Yum! I’m thinking about drying chunks for putting on cereals too.

Sunday-

Although there hasn’t been any change in my weight today, I realize that I’ve been a little obsessed with getting on the scale. For the past eight weeks, it had become a morning ritual. I realize it can be encouraging and empowering, but at the same time, it can be discouraging for those reading this blog who are waiting for the numbers to drop and they aren’t dropping as fast as they would like.

Something important to note though, even though I ate some things that were not particularly good for me, my weight didn’t balloon, and after returning to my eating regime, my weight dropped right back down. I had eaten dessert – something I hadn’t done for eight weeks. That could have been dangerous. I found myself craving sweets.

Thursday-

I have now lost a grand total of 25 pounds in less than ten weeks. I haven’t weighed this little for many years. Today, my daughter registers for school. I’m in a terrifically good mood and well, frankly, I’m feeling a little sassy (in a still overweight kind of way). I dressed nicely today. My husband asked me why I was all dressed up and I told him, “because I can. I’ve lost a lot of weight, I feel good, I look good, so I’m going to dress the part.”

“Well good for you!” was his reply with a smile.

What can I say? I got on the scale this morning and got an attitude. It’s not that I’m so thin, but I’m thinner than I was. Next week, I’ll be thinner than this. It’s all little stepping stones to the ultimate goal. Each step is a small victory and I’m going to savor each one.

Well, the end of last week was iffy at best. Our schedules were knocked off with an unexpected death and a Memorial Service. It got out late, and we all went out to eat. The Hamburger, onion rings and fries are not on my food list. Two days later, we were invited to a birthday party which we couldn’t decline. There wasn’t anything which I could eat that was on my food list either. I PAID DEARLY!

Like I said, I paid dearly for the poor eating of last week and Saturday. As we left the party, I felt sick. I had a stomach ache and a headache. It felt like I had been poisoned or something. It was a dairy fest and my body didn’t like it. Sunday, I felt awful. I felt bloated, gummed up and I had a whopper of a headache. My body got bombarded with stuff it was used to not having. While these items tasted good at the time, and I was mindful of the poor food choices (there were no good ones, by the way) I knew I would gain weight.

It is Monday morning, and my weight is up two pounds. This is not a surprise. I feel better today, but not 100 percent. I’m back into my healthy eating groove and I expect to feel much better tomorrow with perhaps a drop in my weight. It’s easy to put it on and difficult to take it off.

I have decided not to continue to list my food intake anymore. I pretty much know what I can and can’t eat or rather, what I should and shouldn’t eat and I know how many calories there are in the things I have been eating. What I’ll do is continue to report my weight and significant noteworthy items.

I feel very strongly about food diaries. When you have a lot of weight to lose, the diary is a useful tool. Once you get used to a dietary change, I don’t feel you need it anymore as long as you can keep up the pattern. Some people may have a problem with this, and need to keep the diary. Personally, I don’t feel the need to keep it anymore. HOWEVER, If I find that I am slipping in my dietary change, I may go back to keeping it.

I’ve been keeping very busy so there is no time to snack, and while sewing, I don’t keep food around for obvious reasons.

My daughter has become rather “continental” in her clothing tastes. I think it’s a good thing because I think it’s a waste of money to pay a bundle for a shirt with someone else’s name on it. They should be paying us for the advertising. Unfortunately, most people follow fashion trends like sheep. I’m thrilled that my daughter has decided to become a fashion trendsetter with more classic clothing rather than just another fashion follower. The neat thing about that is her clothes won’t go out of style so quickly.

Go to My Weight Loss Diary; Week 9

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Welcome to Week 7 of My Weight Loss Diary

August 8 – August 15, Days 43- 49:

Diet began: June 27th

Main Blog Page * Week 1 * Week 2 * Week 3 * Week 4 * Week 5 * Week 6 * Week 7 *

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MY WEIGHT LOSS DIARY

Day 43: Saturday, August 8

Weight: no change - total weight loss, 18 pounds in 42 days

Busy day ahead… working on the gown. I didn’t take the time to do my diary, but I didn’t stray.

TODAY’S CALORIC INTAKE:

Time / Cal. / Tally

00:00 / 000 / 0000 — Lots of water

08:00 / 000 / 0000 — 1 Mug of Earl Grey Tea

I am taking my CELLFOOD DIETARY SUPPLEMENT, CELLFOOD ESSENTIAL SILICA FORMULA, CELLFOOD NATURAL WEIGHT LOSS FORMULA and DNA/RNA CELL REGENERATION FORMULA as directed and am putting CELLFOOD OXYGENATING SKIN CARE GEL on my face every day.

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MY WEIGHT LOSS DIARY

Day 44: Sunday, August 9 – Day 46: Tuesday, August 11

Weight: no change - total weight loss, 19 pounds in 43 days

Been kind of sick and I threw my back out. The eating has been okay, but I haven’t felt like making any entries in the diary.

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MY WEIGHT LOSS DIARY

Day 47: Wednesday, August 12

Weight: no change - total weight loss, 19 pounds in 46 days

Today? Catching up on all the stuff not done over the last three days.

TODAY’S CALORIC INTAKE:

Time / Cal. / Tally

00:00 / 000 / 0000 — Lots of water

08:00 / 000 / 0000 — 1 Mug of Earl Grey Tea

09:00 / 120 / 0120— 1 Whole Papaya

12:00 / 100 / 0220 — 1 Banana

12:00 / 072 / 0292 — 3 Clementine oranges

03:00 / 250 / 0542 — 1 Clif Bar (Apricot)

07:00 / 115 / 0657 — 1/2 Cup Brown Rice

07:00 / 228 / 0885 — 1/2 Can Pinto Beans

07:00 / 050 / 0935 — 1/2 Cup peas

07:00 / 212 / 1147 — Chicken pieces

08:00 / 180 / 1327 — 1 Luna Bar (Lemon Zest)

127 calories over

I am taking my CELLFOOD DIETARY SUPPLEMENT, CELLFOOD ESSENTIAL SILICA FORMULA, CELLFOOD NATURAL WEIGHT LOSS FORMULA and DNA/RNA CELL REGENERATION FORMULA as directed and am putting CELLFOOD OXYGENATING SKIN CARE GEL on my face every day.

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My Weight Loss Diary

Day 48: Thursday, August 13

Weight: x - total weight loss, 18 pounds in 47 days

x

TODAY’S CALORIC INTAKE:

Time / Cal. / Tally

00:00 / 000 / 0000 — Lots of water

08:00 / 000 / 0000 — 1 Mug of Earl Grey Tea

08:30 / 150 / 0150 — 1/2 Cup bowl of Oatmeal

08:30 / 040 / 0190 — 1/4 Cup of Organic Raspberries

I am taking my CELLFOOD DIETARY SUPPLEMENT, CELLFOOD ESSENTIAL SILICA FORMULA, CELLFOOD NATURAL WEIGHT LOSS FORMULA and DNA/RNA CELL REGENERATION FORMULA as directed and am putting CELLFOOD OXYGENATING SKIN CARE GEL on my face every day.

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Okay, the diary has been neglected. What can I say?